N.J. man with prior conviction is charged with gun, drug possession

MANVILLE — A Manville man was arrested Wednesday for having both a firearm and cocaine in his possession, authorities said today.

Darrick Daughtry, 33, of North Second Avenue, was charged with second-degree certain persons not to have weapons, third-degree cocaine possession and fourth-degree possession of a defaced firearm, said Acting Somerset County Prosecutor A. Peter DeMarco, Jr.

Daughtry’s arrest was the result of a monthlong investigation by the prosecutor’s Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force and Manville police. Authorities obtained a search warrant for his dwelling and raided the location at about 9:45 p.m. Task force members found a defaced Colt .38-caliber revolver, a digital scale, numerous plastic baggies and a plastic baggie with cocaine residue in the home, as well as Daughtry, DeMarco said.

Officials also searched a rental car that Daughtry was seen driving, and found a cigarette pack containing a plastic baggie of cocaine, DeMarco said.

Daughtry has a criminal history that prohibits him from possessing weapons. He was sentenced to state prison for heroin possession in 2007 and served about 18 months of a three-year term, according to the state Department of Corrections website.

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N. 2nd Ave. in Manville, N.J., where Darrick Daughtry was arrested. Daughtry was charged with second-degree certain persons not to have weapons, third-degree cocaine possession and fourth-degree possession of a defaced firearm, said Acting Somerset County Prosecutor A. Peter DeMarco, Jr.